Imports slump in January

Macau’s total import of merchandise has decreased 18.5 percent year-on-year to MOP6.96 billion, while the merchandise trade deficit now amounts to MOP5.98 billion, according to the Statistics and Census Service

Pun Weng Kun says ‘training of local athletes is important’

Successfully organizing Macau’s big sporting events, the training of local athletes, expanding the network of public sports facilities and continuing to develop “Sport for All” activities are the tasks that

Casino revenue downturn eases on festive fillip

Macau’s casino market shrank less than analysts’ estimates in February, as an increased number of tourists to the city over the Lunar New Year holiday helped ease a slump that’s lasted for

ANM calls for rethink of dog muzzling proposal

The rule has been proposed as part of the Animal Protection Bill, which is seeking to provide greater security for animals and impose harsher penalties on those found guilty of

CEM: Electricity rates may decrease

Electricity rates may decrease as a result of the yuan’s devaluation, according to the chairman of Companhia de Electricidade de Macau’s (CEM) executive committee, Bernie Leong. Speaking on the sidelines of

Bishop Stephen Lee | ‘Fear’ behind China’s refusal to admit mainlanders to USJ

Macau’s new bishop Stephen Lee struck out at mainland China last week, accusing the Central Government of fearing the propagation of Catholic education. His comments, made during a TDM interview, were

MSAR starts youth visitor program

Macau will organize thousands of young people to visit Chinese mainland in the next three years, the Government Spokesperson’s Office announced yesterday.The local government plans to initiate the “One Thousand

Guangzhou may reach out to HK and Macau homebuyers

Guangdong’s provincial government may lift home-purchase restrictions (HPR) in “eligible cities” for buyers from Hong Kong and Macau, as part of its plan to clear the province’s stock of unsold

Corporate Bits | 7-eleven opens in macau airport

A 7-Eleven shop at the south side of the Departure Hall commenced business last month, aiming to provide passengers and airport staff with a one-stop convenience store service on a

PMI | Chinese factories lose more momentum, surveys show

  China’s manufacturing outlook deteriorated in February, according to two surveys of factory activity released yesterday, a day after Beijing loosened credit to counter sluggish conditions in the world’s second biggest

Entertainment | China’s box office tally last month outpaced North America’s

China’s monthly box office surpassed North America’s for the first time in February, which included the peak movie-going period of Lunar New Year. Chinese cinemas took a record 6.87 billion yuan

China’s real estate experience can help Angola overcome economic difficulties

China has been involved in urban development in Angola, particularly in Luanda, and its experience in this field may help the economic diversification of Angola, with more investment in real

Interview | Liu Minghui: Executive’s big new idea forged during jailhouse torment

  Struck by a sudden inspiration for a business plan while cooped up in a room at a southern China detention center, entrepreneur Liu Minghui turned to the only people nearby

Missing HK bookseller resurfaces in TV interview

  A Hong Kong bookseller missing for two months has reappeared in an interview with Chinese media, insisting he wasn’t abducted and instead crossed illegally into mainland China to help authorities with

Chinese pastor fired from provincial office over court case

A leading pastor in an eastern Chinese province where authorities have been cracking down on churches has been barred from the pulpit and removed as head of the provincial state-sanctioned

Guangzhou | 24 jailed over billion dollar fraud

A court in Guangdong province has jailed 24 people for fraudulent fund-r­aising of over 9.9 billion yuan (about USD1.5 billion), cheating more than 230,000 victims, mostly elderly people, from 2002

Analysis | Branch by branch, a look at N. Korea’s massive military

With tensions high and the United States and South Korea ready to hold their massive annual war games next week, which North Korea sees as a dress rehearsal for invasion,

Japan | Panasonic recognition of same-sex marriage an isolated move

  For decades, Panasonic Corp. has shaped Japanese corporate tradition — be it morning exercise routines or lifetime employment. But don’t hold your breath waiting for other Asian businesses to emulate

India | Police kill eight Maoist rebels in gunbattle in the southeast

Eight Maoist rebels, five of them women, were killed in a fierce gunbattle with police in southeastern India, police said. The gunbattle with at least 30 rebels began yesterday in a

USA Elections | Super Tuesday Clinton, Trump look to pull away from rivals

  Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton are eyeing an opportunity to pull away from their rivals today in multiple state contests across the country that could accelerate their

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